Ornamental box



ORNAMENTAL BOX Filed April 2l, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor I?. 2.gymgh July 18,'1939. f K NlCHQLS 2,166,504

ORNAMENTAL BOX Filed April 2l, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 #QQ/77%, 6. /t//qBy @www 12mm. 7

orneys Patented July 1s, 1939 one-half Mont.

to William Kenneth Line, Butte,

Application April 21, 1938, Serial No, 203,456

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to cardboard boxes oi a type within whicharticles of merchandise are intended to be sold, the invention havingfor its prin'iary object to provide a box of this character whichincludes a bottom portion and a lid or cover portion, preferably adaptedfor teiescoping engagement and providing both the bottom and topportions o1" the boxwith an inner permanently attached ornamental coverand placing an outer or service cov er over the ornamental cover andproviding means for conveniently removing the outer or service coverwhen desired, in order that the ornamental cover may be exposed to view.

A further object is to provide a merchandising box of this character inwhich the outer removable cover may be made of material commoniy used instock boxes and adapted to contain printed matter advertising thecontents of the box or the like, and providing means for removablysecuring said outer or service cover to the box without causing amutilation of the inner or ornamental cover upon the removal of saidservice cover.

An additional object is to provide a device of this character of simpleand practical construction, which is neat and. attractive in appearance,relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise Well adapted for thepurposes for Which the same was intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which Figure 1 is aperspective View of the lid of a box showing the outer cover in positionthereon.

Figure 2 is a similar View of the bottom of a box.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 3-3 of Figure2, and

Figure 4 is .a group perspective View of the top o-f the box and theblanks forming the inner and outer covers therefor.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration I have disclosed a. preferred embodiment of the invention,the numerals 5 and t designate the top and bottom sections respectivelyof a telescoping box, each being of substantially rectangular formationand the top including side walls l, end Walls il and a top Wall 9whereas the bottom t includes side walls i0, end walls li and a bottomwall l2.

The top and bottom portions of the box are preferably constructed ofcardboard and secured to the outer surfaces oi' the top and bottomsections is an inner cover I3, which may be formed of paper or othersuitable material and preferably adapted to contain any desiredornamentation printed or otherwise placed thereon to add to theattractiveness thereof. The inner cover' i3 is preferably secured to theouter surfaces of the box by gluing or the like.

The inner cover i3 includes a central portion iii, side flaps i5 and endilaps iii adapted toa be folded respectively against the side and endWalls of the box. The flaps l5 and i5 also include pointed tabs il'adapted to `be foldedY against an adjacent wall of the box as shown bythe dotted lines in Figures 1 and 3 of the drawings.

E'laced over the inner cover i3 is an outer cover 2&3 which likewiseincludes a central portion i9, side flaps 2@ and end flaps 2l, saidflaps also being provided with tabs 22 and arranged for positioning overthe box in the same manner as the inner cover i3.

Arranged along the outer edges of the flaps 2li and 2i are longitudinalextensions 23 and 24 respectively connected to their respective flaps bylines of perforations 25. The extensions 23 and 2li of the respectiveflaps are adapted to be folded inwardly against the inner surfaces ofthe side and end walls of the box and are secured in position thereto byglue or the like.

The outer cover i8 is adapted to contain printed matter advertising thecontents of the box or other suitable advertising matter, and whendesired, as for instance, when a customer has purchased the contents ofthe box, the outer cover it may be removed by tearing the same along theperforated edges 25 thereby exposing the inner or ornamental cover,thereby removing the advertising matter and exposing the attractiveornamental cover, thereby making the box suitable as a gift box.

It is believed the details of construction and manner of use of theinvention will be readily understood from the foregoing without furtherdetailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim isl. A box of theclass described formed of a plurality of walls, said box having an openportion, an inner :dexible covering secured to the outer surfaces of thebox, an outer flexible cover for the exposed surfaces of the inner coverand free therefrom and means for securing the marginal edges of saidouter cover to the inner surfaces of the box, .said secured edges of theouter cover being separable from the remaining portion of the cover.

2. A box of the class described formed of a. plurality of walls, saidbox having an open portion, an inner ornamental cover secured to theouter surfaces of said Walls, an outer service cover positioned over theouter surface of said inner cover and extensions on the edges of saidouter cover adapted to be folded inwardly and secured to the innersurfaces of said walls adjacent the open portion and lines of separationconnecting said extensions to said outer cover, said outer cover beingadapted for removal along said lines of separation.

KEATON G. NICHOLS.

